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Summary of test results on tyre noise as affected by chassis, coachwork, tyre patterns, load, and road surfaces.


Identifier  ExFiles\Box 156\3\  scan0032
Date  30th October 1935 guessed
  
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Summarised, the position as far as our tests have gone at the moment is as follows :-

Tyre noise is affected by the following :-

Percentage of Noise (Comparative)

(1) Different types of Chassis
Cadillac Graham 25 HP.RR. Ph.II.RR. Ph.III.RR.
Nil. 5% 10% 25% 40%

(2) Different Coachwork on same Chassis.
30-EX 33-EX 34-EX
20% 25% 50%

(3) Difference in Tyre Patterns.
Avon Supreme Goodrich (B.T.R.) Dunlop Original '90' Type
10% 20% 20%

Dunlop Silent Dunlop Present '90' Type IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes Super
35% 40% 40%

IndiaProduction 20 HP. with 4-speed box and Front Wheel Brakes Super after 3,000 miles.
60%

(4) Difference in Load and Inflation Pressures.
Greater the load - greater the noise.
Lower the pressures - greater the noise.

(5) Difference in Road Surfaces.
  
  
From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).


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